the reason is ridiculous
- stating, Bali Hai pier needs a renovation to cater for the daily 150 passengers (no cars in the beginning!)
- but in parallel estimating that 10.000 passengers daily are using the pier

time for the army, to clear up the speedboat mafia again and this time: finally

I was just trying to give a well-meant advise, so that you don't loose money, in case you aren't aware of the latest news.

I do not know, how long you are coming to Thailand, I do not know how deep you follow Thailand news and I do not know, if you read the whole thread.- If so, you'll be aware that this is already the 2nd try to establish that ferry line.- If so, you are aware that Pattaya City Council was reported on Dec 9 to block the ferry line docking at Bali Hai, and the expected "final decision" in Bangkok on Dec 15 is currently unheard of.

It does appear that the ferry is going ahead. The speedboats which were parked at bali hai pier have been moved out to make extra space for the ferry. These speedboats are now littering the beach along beach road as they have nowhere else to go.

I was just trying to give a well-meant advise, so that you don't loose money, in case you aren't aware of the latest news.

I do not know, how long you are coming to Thailand, I do not know how deep you follow Thailand news and I do not know, if you read the whole thread.
- If so, you'll be aware that this is already the 2nd try to establish that ferry line.
- If so, you are aware that Pattaya City Council was reported on Dec 9 to block the ferry line docking at Bali Hai, and the expected "final decision" in Bangkok on Dec 15 is currently unheard of.

Sorry, for trying to warn you. Go ahead!

Yes you are quite correct you dont know , and yes i am fully aware of the 2 previous failed attempts , now to quote your initial reply to my post i quote in capital letters " never ever good luck " now to me that ISNT a very friendly advice from one BM to another is it ? My agressin comes from dicks like you continuously trying to shoot me down in flames with your constant poisonous comments and sarcastic snipes
Now numbers dont lie and with over 4,400 comments and just over 1,500 likes it seems you just lie in wait to release your sarcastic condescending comments just for the sake of it , and as the numbers prove there isnt really anyone here that really cares what you have to say . This ends here and now . If you have nothing civil to say then dont say it !
Ive wasted enough of my time on you now so be a good lad and run along , go play with the busses or something, while us grown ups talk about adult stuff

After some confusion about whether the Gulf of Thailand ferry will be cancelled or not, the marine department in Pattaya has just announced that the service will be officially launched on 12th January 2017. According to Thai Rath, the ferry will take up to 339 passengers between Pattaya and Hua Hin. The maximum speed of the catamaran ferry is 32-34 knots and is expected to make the 113km crossing in about one hour and forty minutes. The road distance is 345km. The first trip leaves Hua Hin at 8:30am. The return journey leaves Pattaya at 3:30pm. The price of the ticket is 1,250 Baht per trip. It is estimated that 70% of the passengers will be people from tour groups and 30% independent travellers.

UPDATE 01: The ferry service will be available free of charge from 1-15 January 2016. After that, passengers will be charged 1,250 Baht. A second ferry, with a capacity of taking 260 passengers, will be added in March 2017. (Source NNB)

After some confusion about whether the Gulf of Thailand ferry will be cancelled or not, the marine department in Pattaya has just announced that the service will be officially launched on 12th January 2017. According to Thai Rath, the ferry will take up to 339 passengers between Pattaya and Hua Hin. The maximum speed of the catamaran ferry is 32-34 knots and is expected to make the 113km crossing in about one hour and forty minutes. The road distance is 345km. The first trip leaves Hua Hin at 8:30am. The return journey leaves Pattaya at 3:30pm. The price of the ticket is 1,250 Baht per trip. It is estimated that 70% of the passengers will be people from tour groups and 30% independent travellers.UPDATE 01: The ferry service will be available free of charge from 1-15 January 2016. After that, passengers will be charged 1,250 Baht. A second ferry, with a capacity of taking 260 passengers, will be added in March 2017. (Source NNB)

Thank you for the update , fantastic news . I arrived in hua hin this afternoon and plan/hopw to use this service on the 7th when i go to pattaya. Landed at Suvaranabhumi at 8am this morning and got to hua hin at just after 11am , 3 hours driving and i know from personal experience the drive from huahin to pattaya is 5 hours plus , a journey im beginning to dislike intensely, the ferry costinga 1200 baht as compared with privatw taxi at 3000 baht or more or the much more uncomfortable mini van at 400 baht lets hope this time its a success.
3rd time lucky

You'll be lucky to find a taxi to take you all the way to Hua Hin; they usually sub-contract you at BKK.

This guy will, took me and Sonya to Hua Hin from Pattaya for 3000 baht, he would have picked me up too but I was coming back to Pattaya alone so got the Bell Bus

It took just over 4 hours door to door

He even took me to my hotel (Zing Resort) in Jomtien Complex from the Chow Soy (Soi Chaiyapoon) when I stayed there for a couple of nights and then brought me back again as I could not be arsed carrying suitcases on the baht bus or motorbikes